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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Carriers Act, 1865 Section 7

Liability of Owner of Railroad or Tramroad Constructed Under Act 22 of 1863, Not Limited by Special Contract. in What Case Owner of Railroad or Tramroad Answerable for Loss or Damage

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Carriers Act, 1865 Section 7 is part of Carriers Act, 1865 - Liability of Owner of Railroad or Tramroad Constructed Under Act 22 of 1863, Not Limited by Special Contract. in What Case Owner of Railroad or Tramroad Answerable for Loss or Damage. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The liability of the owner of any railroad or tramroad constructed under the provisions of the said Act22 of 1863, for the loss of or damage to any 1[property including container, pallet or similar article of transport used to consolidate goods) delivered] to him to be carried, not being of the description contained in the Schedule to this Act, shall not be deemed to be limited or affected by any special contract; but the owner of such railroad or tramroad shall be liable for the loss of or damage to property delivered to him to be carried only when such loss or damage shall have been caused by negligence or a criminal act on his part or on that of his agents or servants.

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1. Substituted by Act 28 of 1993, section 31 and Schedule, Pt I, for "property delivered" (c.f.o. 16-10-1992).

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What does Carriers Act, 1865 Section 7 provide?

Section Section 7 of the Carriers Act, 1865 (Liability of Owner of Railroad or Tramroad Constructed Under Act 22 of 1863, Not Limited by Special Contract. in What Case Owner of Railroad or Tramroad Answerable for Loss or Damage) is reproduced on this page as part of the Carriers Act, 1865. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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